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April 16. 1 echidna, 1 concave-casqued hornbill (cf), 2 white pehcans, 2 hunt- 
ing crows, 2 graceful ground doves, 1 great barbet, 1 Hima- 
laj^an jay, 1 white-throated jay-thrush, 1 chestnut-bellied 
rock-thrush purchased. 4 graj- wolves born in the Gardens. 
1 alligator presented by B. Harrar, Philadelphia. 2 alligators 
presented bj^ Master Robert Allen Walton. 
" 18. 4 common jackals, 2 gray wood rats born in the Gardens. 1 anoa, 
1 muntjac deer purchased. 
" 19. 2 Asiatic white cranes, 1 pale-headed parrakeet, 4 spotted-sided 
finches, 2 masked grass finches purchased. 
" 20. 1 one-banded toucan exchanged. 1 yellow-fronted amazon, 9 rain- 
bow snakes, 6 western diamond rattlesnakes purchased. 
" 22. 1 gray parrot presented by Mrs. F. M. Cody, Lansdowne, Pa. 1 alli- 
gator presented by John Costello, Philadelphia. 2 European 
pond tortoises purchased. 
" 23. 2 gray squirrels presented by Thomas B. Rice, Jr. 
" 24. 1 flying squirrel presented by Mrs. J. M. Thompson, Philadelphia. 
" 25. 2 beautiful grass finches purchased. 2 long-tailed salamanders, 
4 small-mouthed salamanders presented by Julius Hurter, St. 
Louis, Mo. 2 gray squirrels presented by Theodore B. Palmer, 
Philadelphia. 1 blue and yellow macaw presented by A. J. 
Drexel Biddle, Philadelphia. 
" 26. 6 garter snakes, 2 DeKay's snakes presented by N. Cowperthwait, 
Philadelphia. 
" 27. 4 Say's pine snakes, 2 whip snakes, 1 common water snake, 6 painted 
box tortoises, 2 scaled quail, 1 dorcas gazelle purchased. 
" 29. 1 opossum presented by Frederick Reinauer. 
" 30. 2 garter snakes presented by Master Charles Ritter, Philadelphia. 
May 1. 4 DeKay's snakes, 4 salamanders presented by Master George 
McGuigan. 8 burrowing owls purchased. 1 alligator presented 
by Master William Hewitt, Philadelphia. 2 alligators presented 
by Master Rajnnond Dermott, Philadelphia. 
" 4. 1 black lemur (9) born in the Gardens. 
" 5. 1 mona monkey (c?) born in the Gardens. 1 Levaillant's amazon 
presented by Frank W. Lippincott, Philadelphia. 1 western 
diamond rattlesnake presented by J. Hope, Philadelphia. 3 
western diamond rattlesnakes received in exchange. 
" 6. 4 European rabbits, 1 prairie wolf born in the Gardens. 
" 8, 1 box tortoise presented by Harry Souder, Philadelphia. 2 bull- 
frogs presented by H. A. Walters, Philadelphia. 3 garter 
snakes presented by Master George McGuigan, Philadelphia. 
" 10. 7 silver pheasants born in the Gardens. 1 ground rattlesnake pre- 
sented by Prof. John Marshall, Philadelphia. 3 rhesus mon- 
keys purchased. 
" 11.2 Moor macaques, 2 entellus monkeys, 2 lesser white-nosed monkeys, 
1 African porcupine, 1 rabbit-eared bandicoot, 1 concave- 
casqued hornbill ( ? ), 2 Sclater's crowned pigeons, 3 California 
quail, 1 rosy parrakeet, 1 white-browed amazon, 2 vivaceous 
snakes, 2 spotted snakes, 2 dark-green snakes, 1 Lindheimer's 
snake, 1 Le Conte's snake purchased. 1 spiny-comb lizard 
presented by Robert H. Schilling, New York. 1 black snake 
presented by L. Torbet, Dallastown, Pa. 5 Brimley's newts 
presented by Julius Hurter, St. Louis, Mo. 2 red-tailed buz- 
zards presented by Dr. W. Herbert Adams, Danville, Pa. 2 
cowbirds, 5 yellow-headed blackbirds, 3 vesper sparrows, 
